Griffin Elementary School
1700 South Griffin St
Grand Haven MI, 49417, Ottawa County
Phone: 616-850-5500
Ranking: 
(342 out of 2,213, top 15%)*
(342 out of 2,213, top 15%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Grand Haven Area Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 340 | 356 | 400 | 400 | 380 | 371 | 390 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 71 | 20.9% | 81 | 22.8% | 73 | 18.3% | 71 | 17.8% | 84 | 22.1% | 77 | 20.8% | 77 | 19.7% |
| Grade 1: | 62 | 18.2% | 65 | 18.3% | 61 | 15.3% | 71 | 17.8% | 58 | 15.3% | 55 | 14.8% | 64 | 16.4% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 18.5% | 65 | 18.3% | 76 | 19.0% | 60 | 15.0% | 56 | 14.7% | 58 | 15.6% | 73 | 18.7% |
| Grade 3: | 65 | 19.1% | 79 | 22.2% | 65 | 16.3% | 60 | 15.0% | 56 | 14.7% | 70 | 18.9% | 55 | 14.1% |
| Grade 4: | 79 | 23.2% | 66 | 18.5% | 60 | 15.0% | 63 | 15.8% | 68 | 17.9% | 55 | 14.8% | 59 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 173 | 50.9% | 191 | 53.7% | 214 | 53.5% | 210 | 52.5% | 179 | 47.1% | 178 | 48.0% | 192 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 167 | 49.1% | 165 | 46.3% | 186 | 46.5% | 190 | 47.5% | 179 | 47.1% | 170 | 45.8% | 178 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 4.1% | 15 | 4.2% | 15 | 3.8% | 18 | 4.5% | 9 | 2.4% | 21 | 5.7% | 23 | 5.9% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| White: | 297 | 87.4% | 312 | 87.6% | 359 | 89.8% | 364 | 91.0% | 349 | 91.8% | 329 | 88.7% | 342 | 87.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 5.3% | 17 | 4.8% | 12 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 123 | 36.2% | 130 | 36.5% | 144 | 36.0% | 124 | 31.0% | 114 | 30.0% | 96 | 25.9% | 91 | 23.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 11.5% | 33 | 9.3% | 47 | 11.8% | 46 | 11.5% | 44 | 11.6% | 40 | 10.8% | 50 | 12.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.64 | 16.20 | 18.05 | 18.75 | 19.08 | 18.50 | 19.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 93.1% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 95% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 95.9% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.6% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 98.3% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.6% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 54.6% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 51.5% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 93.2% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 95.4% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 93.6% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 94.3% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 95.3% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.8% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 86.1% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 79.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 57.5% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 66.5% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 69.3% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 73.3% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75.1% | 62.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 92.5% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 90.9% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 95.1% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.3% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.3% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 97.9% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 59% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 66.3% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 91.4% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.8% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 91.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 93.5% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 94.5% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 95.8% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 80.8% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 88.5% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 65.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 58.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 58% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 58.5% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 60.6% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 56.8% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 68.9% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 89.7% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 89.7% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87.3% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 89.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 49.7% | 39.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 91.6% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 93.9% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 92.8% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 92.4% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.5% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 82.2% | 68.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.3% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 91.9% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 92% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 92.1% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 94.6% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 92.4% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 33.8% | 15.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 71.4% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 65% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 67.1% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 78.3% | 63.4% |
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* Griffin Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.